Land of the Underground Rain: Irrigation on the Texas High Plains, 1910-1970
Author:   Donald E. Green
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Edition:   New edition
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9780292746299


Pages:   326
Publication Date:   01 January 1973
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Donald E. Green
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292746299


ISBN 10:   0292746296
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   01 January 1973
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Barrier to Settlement2. The Western Irrigation Movement and the Great Plains3. Water Resources of the Southern High Plains4. The Adaptation of Pump Irrigation Technology to the Great Plains5. Land Speculators and the Beginnings of Irrigation on the Texas High Plains, 1900-19106. The Land Speculator as a Promoter and Developer of Irrigation on the Texas High Plains7. Early Failure of Pump Irrigation, 1910-19208. Dust Bowl, New Deal, and the Revival of Irrigation9. The Expansion of Irrigation, 1940-196010. The Problem of Ground-Water Conservation11. The Contemporary High PlainsConclusionAppendixBibliographyIndex

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Donald E. Green received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma and has taught at Central State University in Oklahoma.

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